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Wearables

Scalable, Power-Efficient, & Highly Integrated Solutions for Next-Gen Wearables

For modular solutions across health, access, and lifestyle wearables, Renesas offers complete system solutions for wireless and connected devices in a wide range of compact form factors. From smart rings for contactless payment to user badges for secure access and safety tracking, our portfolio of industry-leading Bluetooth® Low Energy SoCs for ultra-low power consumption, high-efficiency PMICs to extend battery runtime, and configurable mixed-signal ICs (GreenPAK™) that consolidate analog, timing, and logic functions into a single compact device, Renesas empowers wearable innovation by streamlining development, reducing design complexity, and delivering performance without compromise on size, power, or functionality.

Ultra-Low Power Consumption

Design wearables with some of the lowest-power Bluetooth LE SoCs and complete your designs with efficient power management ICs and GreenPAK devices for longer battery life, smaller form factors, and reduced charging frequency.

 

Multifunctional Devices for Small Form Factors

Simplify wearable design with analog and mixed-signal integration across GreenPAK ICs and Bluetooth LE SoCs. Consolidate functions such as op amps, comparators, ADCs, and logic into small and compact packages to reduce board size for small and sleek wearables.

Comprehensive Connectivity

Enable always-on, low-power connectivity for wearables with Bluetooth LE SoCs supporting multi-role operation and long-range capabilities and optional NFC integration for tap-to-connect features like secure authentication and data exchange.

Modular Scalability Across Form Factors & Use Cases

Our portfolio of MCUs, Bluetooth LE SoCs, PMICs, sensors, and configurable logic devices are designed to scale across multiple wearable types, supporting design reuse, simplified system upgrades, and accelerated time-to-market.

Wearables Applications

Health, Wellness & Personal Monitoring

Lifestyle & Smart Accessories

Wearables for Audio & Entertainment

Connected Monitoring

Reliable, Always-On Connectivity to Mobile Devices

Wearables must continuously transmit data—like health metrics or access credentials—without draining power or losing signal. Engineers need long-range, stable, low-power communication that integrates easily with mobile platforms.

Our Bluetooth LE SoCs offer multi-role support and long-range capability for reliable connectivity to mobile devices. With high receive sensitivity, they maintain stable connections even in noisy environments or when worn under clothing. High transmit power enhances range and signal strength, ensuring continuous data transmission for critical monitoring applications.

DA14592: Attain Robust Receive Sensitivity of -97 dBM and Transmit Power of +6 dBM White Paper: Learn About the Value of Connectivity in Health & Wellness Devices
Smart watch and cellphone pairing with each other.

Compact, Multifunctional Devices

Packing More Functionality into Lifestyle Wearables & Smart Accessories

Today's smart accessories must go beyond time and step tracking to support NFC payments, real-time app syncing, gesture or touch control, and biometric tracking—all in sleek, compact designs. Developers face the challenge of maximizing performance and user experience within strict power and size constraints.

We help with our multifunctional, ultra-compact Bluetooth LE SoCs to combine processing, communication, and control in tiny packages (like WLCSP: 3.32 × 2.48 mm), and GreenPAK™ solutions consolidating logic, passives, and more into a single IC.

DA14592: Extend Battery Life with Ultra-low Power Consumption Active: 34 µA/MHz, Hibernation: 90 nA Customer Success: Learn How the Muse Smart Ring Integrates Multifunctional Features Into One Small Ring White Paper: Add Heart Rate Monitoring Using GreenPAK to Your Wearable Designs
Smart watch on wrist showing heartrate monitor and other apps on interface.

High Quality Audio

Delivering High-Quality Audio in Ultra-Compact Designs

Wearables like earbuds and smart headsets demand exceptional audio performance, but space, battery, and thermal limitations make integration difficult. Balancing hybrid active noise cancellation (ANC), low-latency wireless audio, and clear voice pickup within a small form factor is a complex task.

We provide high-fidelity, low-latency audio solutions for compact, battery-powered devices. From low-power, multi-stream support with stereo playback to advanced noise management supporting flexible ANC topologies, integrate our audio solutions for immersive, high-quality audio.

DA7212: Deliver Quality Audio With Ultra-Low Power Consumption (6.9 mW Playback) in a Space-saving 7.5 mm² Footprint DA7413: Achieve up to 40 dB Noise Cancellation at 200 Hz with Flexible ANC Topologies Cyberon DSpotter: Add Voice Commands With Our Partner Solutions White Paper: Discover Audio Features, Including Voice Activity Detection
Person plugging earbuds to her ear with smartphone in another hand

Design Resources for Wearables

Connect to Mobile Applications
Interface and evaluate your connected wearable solutions with our mobile apps.
Renesas Bluetooth LE Mobile Application Suite
Power Your Systems
Finished your wearable design? Power it with our NFC wireless charging, USB Type-C, and battery charging solutions.
Universal NFC Wireless Charger
USB Type-C Charger
100W USB PD Battery Charger

Featured Products

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200MHz Arm Cortex-M33 TrustZone, High Integration with Ethernet and OctaSPI
RA6M4
3D illustration featuring top and bottom views of WLCSP IC chip package with 39 lead count
SmartBond Multi-Core Bluetooth LE 5.2 SoC with Embedded Flash
DA14592
3D illustration featuring top and bottom views of WLCSP IC chip package with 16 lead count
Highly Integrated NFC WLC Listener Including Optional I²C Host Interface and Low Drop-Out Regulator
PTX30W
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4 Mbit Ultra-low Energy Serial Flash Memory
AT25EU0041A
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5.5V, 28.5mΩ, 1A Load Switch
SLG59M1558V
3D illustration featuring top and bottom views of WLCSP IC chip package with 30 lead count.
1-Cell, 1.5A Battery Charger PMIC with 20mA Termination, Ultra-Low IQ Reverse Boost, and I2C
DA9168

Product Categories

Wireless Connectivity
Enable secure, low-power wireless connectivity for wearables, remote monitoring and smart healthcare
Microcontrollers & Microprocessors
MCUs and MPUs available in a wide array of memory and package options
Power Management
Wide range of low-voltage to high-voltage power IC Solutions
GreenPAK Programmable Mixed-Signal Products
Cost-effective non-volatile memory (NVM) programmable devices
Non-Volatile Memory
Cost-effective non-volatile memory programmable devices
Audio & Video
Industry-leading video solutions for automotive, security, and more

Success Stories

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Biodata bank heat stroke watch sensing sun's heat.
Advancing Heart Health with BioData Bank
Heatstroke is a killer. Nearly half a million people around the globe still succumb to heatstroke each year. Biodata Bank, a Japanese start-up, developed a watch that monitors the movement of core body temperature and provides advance warning before it’s too late.
Ring One product photo
Ring One by Muse Wearables
An Indian start-up, Muse Wearables, burst on the fitness scene with a wearable product in the shape of a ring. Learn about their journey in developing a sleek smart ring that tracks health data and processes on-the-go payments.
Navigating Complex Design Challenges: Artec Design Leveraged Renesas Components for Smart Mouthguard Innovation
Smart Mouthguard Innovation by Artec Design
Artec Design leveraged Renesas components to develop a smart mouthguard, overcoming design challenges to improve athlete safety.

Enabling Technologies

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Security
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Human Machine Interface (HMI)
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Tracking & Locationing
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USB Technology

Videos & Training

Join Sudhan Puranik, Technical Support Engineer at Renesas Electronics, as he demonstrates the innovative capabilities of our smart ring demo board. In this video, we highlight the wireless charging application using Renesas PTX130W and PTX30W products. Smart devices are increasingly integral to tracking and monitoring our lives. Our smart ring, equipped with NFC for contactless payments and wireless charging, offers a compact yet powerful solution for health and activity monitoring. The PTX30W provides a complete single-chip solution for the listener side, while the PTX130W ensures maximum power transfer and fast charging with DiRAC® technology, simplifying design and reducing production costs. Discover how Renesas' technology can revolutionize the way you interact with wearable devices. For more information, visit the Smart Ring page.

Events & Webinars